How many times is wheat mentioned in the Bible?
The word wheat appears 51 times in the King James Version, in 51 verses. It is found in 27 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses wheat 50 times.
Wheat in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of wheat counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| wheat | 51 | 50 |
| Total | 51 | 50 |
Which books mention wheat most
Wheat appears in 27 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah and Matthew share the most, 4 each.
Also in: Revelation (2), Genesis (1), Numbers (1), Ruth (1), 1 Kings (1), Job (1), Proverbs (1), Song of Solomon (1), Isaiah (1), John (1), Acts (1), 1 Corinthians (1).
First and last mention of wheat
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
Where the two translations differ
3 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Numbers 18:12: counted in the KJV only
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.
“I have given to you all the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to Yahweh.
Proverbs 27:22: counted in the KJV only
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Exodus 29:2: counted in the World English Bible only
And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil: you shall make them of fine wheat flour.
Isaiah 17:5: counted in the World English Bible only
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
It will be like when the harvester gathers the wheat, and his arm reaps the grain. Yes, it will be like when one gleans grain in the valley of Rephaim.
Verses with wheat on our topic pages
2 verses that use wheat in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat?” says Yahweh.
On: Dreams
and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people’s bodies and souls.
Common questions
How many times is wheat in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 39 of the 51 uses are in the Old Testament and 12 in the New Testament. Wheat appears in 27 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah and Matthew share the most, 4 each.
Where is wheat first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 30:14: "And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes." The last is Revelation 18:13.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.